docs/users_guide/flags.xml

   1 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
   2   <sect1 id="flag-reference">
   3     <title>Flag reference</title>
   4
   5     <para>This section is a quick-reference for GHC's command-line
   6     flags.  For each flag, we also list its static/dynamic status (see
   7     <xref linkend="static-dynamic-flags"/>), and the flag's opposite
   8     (if available).</para>
   9
  10     <sect2>
  11       <title>Help and verbosity options</title>
  12
  13       <para><xref linkend="options-help"/></para>
  14
  15       <informaltable>
  16         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
  17           <thead>
  18             <row>
  19               <entry>Flag</entry>
  20               <entry>Description</entry>
  21               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
  22               <entry>Reverse</entry>
  23             </row>
  24           </thead>
  25           <tbody>
  26             <row>
  27               <entry><option>-?</option></entry>
  28               <entry>help</entry>
  29               <entry>mode</entry>
  30               <entry>-</entry>
  31             </row>
  32             <row>
  33               <entry><option>-help</option></entry>
  34               <entry>help</entry>
  35               <entry>mode</entry>
  36               <entry>-</entry>
  37             </row>
  38             <row>
  39               <entry><option>-n</option></entry>
  40               <entry>do a dry run</entry>
  41               <entry>dynamic</entry>
  42               <entry>-</entry>
  43             </row>
  44             <row>
  45               <entry><option>-v</option></entry>
  46               <entry>verbose mode (equivalent to <option>-v3</option>)</entry>
  47               <entry>dynamic</entry>
  48               <entry>-</entry>
  49             </row>
  50             <row>
  51               <entry><option>-v</option><replaceable>n</replaceable></entry>
  52               <entry>set verbosity level</entry>
  53               <entry>dynamic</entry>
  54               <entry>-</entry>
  55             </row>
  56             <row>
  57               <entry><option>-V</option></entry>
  58               <entry>display GHC version</entry>
  59               <entry>mode</entry>
  60               <entry>-</entry>
  61             </row>
  62             <row>
  63               <entry><option>&ndash;&ndash;version</option></entry>
  64               <entry>display GHC version</entry>
  65               <entry>mode</entry>
  66               <entry>-</entry>
  67             </row>
  68             <row>
  69               <entry><option>&ndash;&ndash;numeric-version</option></entry>
  70               <entry>display GHC version (numeric only)</entry>
  71               <entry>mode</entry>
  72               <entry>-</entry>
  73             </row>
  74             <row>
  75               <entry><option>&ndash;&ndash;print-libdir</option></entry>
  76               <entry>display GHC library directory</entry>
  77               <entry>mode</entry>
  78               <entry>-</entry>
  79             </row>
  80             <row>
  81               <entry><option>-ferror-spans</option></entry>
  82               <entry>output full span in error messages</entry>
  83               <entry>static</entry>
  84               <entry>-</entry>
  85             </row>
  86             <row>
  87               <entry><option>-H</option><replaceable>size</replaceable></entry>
  88               <entry>Set the minimum heap size to <replaceable>size</replaceable></entry>
  89               <entry>static</entry>
  90               <entry>-</entry>
  91             </row>
  92             <row>
  93               <entry><option>-Rghc-timing</option></entry>
  94               <entry>Summarise timing stats for GHC (same as <literal>+RTS -tstderr</literal>)</entry>
  95               <entry>static</entry>
  96               <entry>-</entry>
  97             </row>
  98           </tbody>
  99         </tgroup>
 100       </informaltable>
 101
 102     </sect2>
 103     <sect2>
 104       <title>Which phases to run</title>
 105
 106       <para><xref linkend="options-order"/></para>
 107
 108       <informaltable>
 109         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 110           <thead>
 111             <row>
 112               <entry>Flag</entry>
 113               <entry>Description</entry>
 114               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 115               <entry>Reverse</entry>
 116             </row>
 117           </thead>
 118           <tbody>
 119             <row>
 120               <entry><option>-E</option></entry>
 121               <entry>Stop after preprocessing (<literal>.hspp</literal> file)</entry>
 122               <entry>mode</entry>
 123               <entry>-</entry>
 124             </row>
 125             <row>
 126               <entry><option>-C</option></entry>
 127               <entry>Stop after generating C (<literal>.hc</literal> file)</entry>
 128               <entry>mode</entry>
 129               <entry>-</entry>
 130             </row>
 131             <row>
 132               <entry><option>-S</option></entry>
 133               <entry>Stop after generating assembly (<literal>.s</literal> file)</entry>
 134               <entry>mode</entry>
 135               <entry>-</entry>
 136             </row>
 137             <row>
 138               <entry><option>-c</option></entry>
 139               <entry>Do not link</entry>
 140               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 141               <entry>-</entry>
 142             </row>
 143             <row>
 144               <entry><option>-x</option> <replaceable>suffix</replaceable></entry>
 145               <entry>Override default behaviour for source files</entry>
 146               <entry>static</entry>
 147               <entry>-</entry>
 148             </row>
 149           </tbody>
 150         </tgroup>
 151       </informaltable>
 152     </sect2>
 153
 154      <sect2>
 155       <title>Alternative modes of operation</title>
 156
 157       <para><xref linkend="modes"/></para>
 158
 159       <informaltable>
 160         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 161           <thead>
 162             <row>
 163               <entry>Flag</entry>
 164               <entry>Description</entry>
 165               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 166               <entry>Reverse</entry>
 167             </row>
 168           </thead>
 169           <tbody>
 170             <row>
 171               <entry><option>--interactive</option></entry>
 172               <entry>Interactive mode - normally used by just running <command>ghci</command>;
 173               see <xref linkend="ghci"/> for details.</entry>
 174               <entry>mode</entry>
 175               <entry>-</entry>
 176             </row>
 177             <row>
 178               <entry><option>--make</option></entry>
 179               <entry>Build a multi-module Haskell program, automatically figuring out dependencies. Likely to be much easier, and faster, than using <command>make</command>;
 180               see <xref linkend="make-mode"/> for details..</entry>
 181               <entry>mode</entry>
 182               <entry>-</entry>
 183             </row>
 184             <row>
 185               <entry><option>-e <replaceable>expr</replaceable></option></entry>
 186               <entry>Evaluate <replaceable>expr</replaceable>;
 187               see <xref linkend="eval-mode"/> for details.</entry>
 188               <entry>mode</entry>
 189               <entry>-</entry>
 190             </row>
 191             <row>
 192               <entry><option>-M</option></entry>
 193               <entry>Generate dependency information suitable for use in a <filename>Makefile</filename>;
 194               see <xref linkend="makefile-dependencies"/> for details.</entry>
 195               <entry>mode</entry>
 196               <entry>-</entry>
 197             </row>
 198           </tbody>
 199         </tgroup>
 200       </informaltable>
 201     </sect2>
 202
 203     <sect2>
 204       <title>Redirecting output</title>
 205
 206       <para><xref linkend="options-output"/></para>
 207
 208       <informaltable>
 209         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 210           <thead>
 211             <row>
 212               <entry>Flag</entry>
 213               <entry>Description</entry>
 214               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 215               <entry>Reverse</entry>
 216             </row>
 217           </thead>
 218           <tbody>
 219             <row>
 220               <entry><option>-hcsuf</option> <replaceable>suffix</replaceable></entry>
 221               <entry>set the suffix to use for intermediate C files</entry>
 222               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 223               <entry>-</entry>
 224             </row>
 225             <row>
 226               <entry><option>-hidir</option> <replaceable>dir</replaceable></entry>
 227               <entry>set directory for interface files</entry>
 228               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 229               <entry>-</entry>
 230             </row>
 231             <row>
 232               <entry><option>-hisuf</option> <replaceable>suffix</replaceable></entry>
 233               <entry>set the suffix to use for interface files</entry>
 234               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 235               <entry>-</entry>
 236             </row>
 237             <row>
 238               <entry><option>-o</option> <replaceable>filename</replaceable></entry>
 239               <entry>set output filename</entry>
 240               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 241               <entry>-</entry>
 242             </row>
 243             <row>
 244               <entry><option>-odir</option> <replaceable>dir</replaceable></entry>
 245               <entry>set output directory</entry>
 246               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 247               <entry>-</entry>
 248             </row>
 249             <row>
 250               <entry><option>-ohi</option> <replaceable>filename</replaceable></entry>
 251               <entry>set the filename in which to put the interface</entry>
 252               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 253               <entry></entry>
 254             </row>
 255             <row>
 256               <entry><option>-osuf</option> <replaceable>suffix</replaceable></entry>
 257               <entry>set the output file suffix</entry>
 258               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 259               <entry>-</entry>
 260             </row>
 261             <row>
 262               <entry><option>-stubdir</option> <replaceable>dir</replaceable></entry>
 263               <entry>redirect FFi stub files</entry>
 264               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 265               <entry>-</entry>
 266             </row>
 267           </tbody>
 268         </tgroup>
 269       </informaltable>
 270     </sect2>
 271
 272     <sect2>
 273       <title>Keeping intermediate files</title>
 274
 275       <para><xref linkend="keeping-intermediates"/></para>
 276
 277       <informaltable>
 278         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 279           <thead>
 280             <row>
 281               <entry>Flag</entry>
 282               <entry>Description</entry>
 283               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 284               <entry>Reverse</entry>
 285             </row>
 286           </thead>
 287           <tbody>
 288             <row>
 289               <entry><option>-keep-hc-file</option></entry>
 290               <entry>retain intermediate <literal>.hc</literal> files</entry>
 291               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 292               <entry>-</entry>
 293             </row>
 294             <row>
 295               <entry><option>-keep-s-file</option></entry>
 296               <entry>retain intermediate <literal>.s</literal> files</entry>
 297               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 298               <entry>-</entry>
 299             </row>
 300             <row>
 301               <entry><option>-keep-raw-s-file</option></entry>
 302               <entry>retain intermediate <literal>.raw_s</literal> files</entry>
 303               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 304               <entry>-</entry>
 305             </row>
 306             <row>
 307               <entry><option>-keep-tmp-files</option></entry>
 308               <entry>retain all intermediate temporary files</entry>
 309               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 310               <entry>-</entry>
 311             </row>
 312           </tbody>
 313         </tgroup>
 314       </informaltable>
 315     </sect2>
 316
 317     <sect2>
 318       <title>Temporary files</title>
 319
 320       <para><xref linkend="temp-files"/></para>
 321
 322       <informaltable>
 323         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 324           <thead>
 325             <row>
 326               <entry>Flag</entry>
 327               <entry>Description</entry>
 328               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 329               <entry>Reverse</entry>
 330             </row>
 331           </thead>
 332           <tbody>
 333             <row>
 334               <entry><option>-tmpdir</option></entry>
 335               <entry>set the directory for temporary files</entry>
 336               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 337               <entry>-</entry>
 338             </row>
 339           </tbody>
 340         </tgroup>
 341       </informaltable>
 342     </sect2>
 343
 344     <sect2>
 345       <title>Finding imports</title>
 346
 347       <para><xref linkend="search-path"/></para>
 348
 349       <informaltable>
 350         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 351           <thead>
 352             <row>
 353               <entry>Flag</entry>
 354
 355               <entry>Description</entry>
 356               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 357               <entry>Reverse</entry>
 358             </row>
 359           </thead>
 360           <tbody>
 361             <row>
 362               <entry><option>-i</option><replaceable>dir1</replaceable>:<replaceable>dir2</replaceable>:...</entry>
 363               <entry>add <replaceable>dir</replaceable>,
 364                   <replaceable>dir2</replaceable>, etc. to import path</entry>
 365               <entry>static/<literal>:set</literal></entry>
 366               <entry>-</entry>
 367             </row>
 368             <row>
 369               <entry><option>-i</option></entry>
 370               <entry>Empty the import directory list</entry>
 371               <entry>static/<literal>:set</literal></entry>
 372               <entry>-</entry>
 373             </row>
 374           </tbody>
 375         </tgroup>
 376       </informaltable>
 377     </sect2>
 378
 379     <sect2>
 380       <title>Interface file options</title>
 381
 382       <para><xref linkend="hi-options"/></para>
 383
 384       <informaltable>
 385         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 386           <thead>
 387             <row>
 388               <entry>Flag</entry>
 389
 390               <entry>Description</entry>
 391               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 392               <entry>Reverse</entry>
 393             </row>
 394           </thead>
 395           <tbody>
 396             <row>
 397               <entry><option>-ddump-hi</option></entry>
 398               <entry>Dump the new interface to stdout</entry>
 399               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 400               <entry>-</entry>
 401             </row>
 402             <row>
 403               <entry><option>-ddump-hi-diffs</option></entry>
 404               <entry>Show the differences vs. the old interface</entry>
 405               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 406               <entry>-</entry>
 407             </row>
 408             <row>
 409               <entry><option>-ddump-minimal-imports</option></entry>
 410               <entry>Dump a minimal set of imports</entry>
 411               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 412               <entry>-</entry>
 413             </row>
 414             <row>
 415               <entry><option>--show-iface</option> <replaceable>file</replaceable></entry>
 416               <entry>Read the interface in
 417               <replaceable>file</replaceable> and dump it as text to
 418               <literal>stdout</literal>.</entry>
 419               <entry>mode</entry>
 420               <entry>-</entry>
 421             </row>
 422           </tbody>
 423         </tgroup>
 424       </informaltable>
 425     </sect2>
 426
 427     <sect2>
 428       <title>Recompilation checking</title>
 429
 430       <para><xref linkend="recomp"/></para>
 431
 432       <informaltable>
 433         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 434           <thead>
 435             <row>
 436               <entry>Flag</entry>
 437
 438               <entry>Description</entry>
 439               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 440               <entry>Reverse</entry>
 441             </row>
 442           </thead>
 443           <tbody>
 444             <row>
 445               <entry><option>-fforce-recomp</option></entry>
 446               <entry>Turn off recompilation checking; implied by any
 447               <option>-ddump-X</option> option</entry>
 448               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 449               <entry><option>-fno-force-recomp</option></entry>
 450             </row>
 451           </tbody>
 452         </tgroup>
 453       </informaltable>
 454     </sect2>
 455
 456     <sect2>
 457       <title>Interactive-mode options</title>
 458
 459       <para><xref linkend="ghci-dot-files"/></para>
 460
 461       <informaltable>
 462         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 463           <thead>
 464             <row>
 465               <entry>Flag</entry>
 466               <entry>Description</entry>
 467               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 468               <entry>Reverse</entry>
 469             </row>
 470           </thead>
 471           <tbody>
 472             <row>
 473               <entry><option>-ignore-dot-ghci</option></entry>
 474               <entry>Disable reading of <filename>.ghci</filename> files</entry>
 475               <entry>static</entry>
 476               <entry>-</entry>
 477             </row>
 478             <row>
 479               <entry><option>-read-dot-ghci</option></entry>
 480               <entry>Enable reading of <filename>.ghci</filename> files</entry>
 481               <entry>static</entry>
 482               <entry>-</entry>
 483             </row>
 484             <row>
 485               <entry><option>-short-ghci-banner</option></entry>
 486               <entry>Display a one-line banner at GHCi startup</entry>
 487               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 488               <entry>-</entry>
 489             </row>
 490             <row>
 491               <entry><option>-long-ghci-banner</option></entry>
 492               <entry>Display a full banner at GHCi startup</entry>
 493               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 494               <entry>-</entry>
 495             </row>
 496             <row>
 497               <entry><option>-fdebugging</option></entry>
 498               <entry>Generate bytecode enabled for debugging</entry>
 499               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 500               <entry>-</entry>
 501             </row>
 502             <row>
 503               <entry><option>-fno-debugging</option></entry>
 504               <entry>Do not include debugging information in bytecodes</entry>
 505               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 506               <entry>-</entry>
 507             </row>
 508             <row>
 509               <entry><option>-fno-print-bind-result</option></entry>
 510               <entry><link linkend="ghci-stmts">Turn off printing of binding results in GHCi</link></entry>
 511               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 512               <entry>-</entry>
 513             </row>
 514           </tbody>
 515         </tgroup>
 516       </informaltable>
 517     </sect2>
 518
 519     <sect2>
 520       <title>Packages</title>
 521
 522       <para><xref linkend="packages"/></para>
 523
 524       <informaltable>
 525         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 526           <thead>
 527             <row>
 528               <entry>Flag</entry>
 529               <entry>Description</entry>
 530               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 531               <entry>Reverse</entry>
 532             </row>
 533           </thead>
 534           <tbody>
 535             <row>
 536               <entry><option>-package-name</option> <replaceable>P</replaceable></entry>
 537               <entry>Compile to be part of package <replaceable>P</replaceable></entry>
 538               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 539               <entry>-</entry>
 540             </row>
 541             <row>
 542               <entry><option>-package</option> <replaceable>P</replaceable></entry>
 543               <entry>Expose package <replaceable>P</replaceable></entry>
 544               <entry>static/<literal>:set</literal></entry>
 545               <entry>-</entry>
 546             </row>
 547             <row>
 548               <entry><option>-hide-all-packages</option></entry>
 549               <entry>Hide all packages by default</entry>
 550               <entry>static</entry>
 551               <entry>-</entry>
 552             </row>
 553             <row>
 554               <entry><option>-hide-package</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable></entry>
 555               <entry>Hide package <replaceable>P</replaceable></entry>
 556               <entry>static/<literal>:set</literal></entry>
 557               <entry>-</entry>
 558             </row>
 559             <row>
 560               <entry><option>-ignore-package</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable></entry>
 561               <entry>Ignore package <replaceable>P</replaceable></entry>
 562               <entry>static/<literal>:set</literal></entry>
 563               <entry>-</entry>
 564             </row>
 565             <row>
 566               <entry><option>-package-conf</option> <replaceable>file</replaceable></entry>
 567               <entry>Load more packages from <replaceable>file</replaceable></entry>
 568               <entry>static</entry>
 569               <entry>-</entry>
 570             </row>
 571             <row>
 572               <entry><option>-no-user-package-conf</option></entry>
 573               <entry>Don't load the user's package config file.</entry>
 574               <entry>static</entry>
 575               <entry>-</entry>
 576             </row>
 577           </tbody>
 578         </tgroup>
 579       </informaltable>
 580     </sect2>
 581
 582     <sect2>
 583       <title>Language options</title>
 584
 585       <para><xref linkend="options-language"/></para>
 586
 587       <informaltable>
 588         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 589           <thead>
 590             <row>
 591               <entry>Flag</entry>
 592               <entry>Description</entry>
 593               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 594               <entry>Reverse</entry>
 595             </row>
 596           </thead>
 597           <tbody>
 598             <row>
 599               <entry><option>-fallow-overlapping-instances</option></entry>
 600               <entry>Enable <link linkend="instance-overlap">overlapping instances</link></entry>
 601               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 602               <entry><option>-fno-allow-overlapping-instances</option></entry>
 603             </row>
 604             <row>
 605               <entry><option>-fallow-incoherent-instances</option></entry>
 606               <entry>Enable <link linkend="instance-overlap">incoherent instances</link>.
 607               Implies <option>-fallow-overlapping-instances</option> </entry>
 608               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 609               <entry><option>-fno-allow-incoherent-instances</option></entry>
 610             </row>
 611             <row>
 612               <entry><option>-fallow-undecidable-instances</option></entry>
 613               <entry>Enable <link linkend="undecidable-instances">undecidable instances</link></entry>
 614               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 615               <entry><option>-fno-allow-undecidable-instances</option></entry>
 616             </row>
 617             <row>
 618               <entry><option>-fcontext-stack=N</option><replaceable>n</replaceable></entry>
 619               <entry>set the <link linkend="undecidable-instances">limit for context reduction</link></entry>
 620               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 621               <entry><option>20</option></entry>
 622             </row>
 623             <row>
 624               <entry><option>-farrows</option></entry>
 625               <entry>Enable <link linkend="arrow-notation">arrow
 626               notation</link> extension</entry>
 627               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 628               <entry><option>-fno-arrows</option></entry>
 629             </row>
 630             <row>
 631               <entry><option>-ffi</option> or <option>-fffi</option></entry>
 632               <entry>Enable <link linkend="ffi">foreign function interface</link> (implied by
 633               <option>-fglasgow-exts</option>)</entry>
 634               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 635               <entry><option>-fno-ffi</option></entry>
 636             </row>
 637             <row>
 638               <entry><option>-fgenerics</option></entry>
 639               <entry>Enable <link linkend="generic-classes">generic classes</link></entry>
 640               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 641               <entry><option>-fno-fgenerics</option></entry>
 642             </row>
 643             <row>
 644               <entry><option>-fglasgow-exts</option></entry>
 645               <entry>Enable most language extensions</entry>
 646               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 647               <entry><option>-fno-glasgow-exts</option></entry>
 648             </row>
 649             <row>
 650               <entry><option>-fimplicit-params</option></entry>
 651               <entry>Enable <link linkend="implicit-parameters">Implicit Parameters</link>.
 652               Implied by <option>-fglasgow-exts</option>.</entry>
 653               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 654               <entry><option>-fno-implicit-params</option></entry>
 655             </row>
 656             <row>
 657               <entry><option>-firrefutable-tuples</option></entry>
 658               <entry>Make tuple pattern matching irrefutable</entry>
 659               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 660               <entry><option>-fno-irrefutable-tuples</option></entry>
 661             </row>
 662             <row>
 663               <entry><option>-fno-implicit-prelude</option></entry>
 664               <entry>Don't implicitly <literal>import Prelude</literal></entry>
 665               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 666               <entry><option>-fimplicit-prelude</option></entry>
 667             </row>
 668             <row>
 669               <entry><option>-fno-monomorphism-restriction</option></entry>
 670               <entry>Disable the <link linkend="monomorphism">monomorphism restriction</link></entry>
 671               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 672               <entry><option>-fmonomorphism-restriction</option></entry>
 673             </row>
 674             <row>
 675               <entry><option>-fno-mono-pat-binds</option></entry>
 676               <entry>Make <link linkend="monomorphism">pattern bindings polymorphic</link></entry>
 677               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 678               <entry><option>-fmono-pat-binds</option></entry>
 679             </row>
 680             <row>
 681               <entry><option>-fextended-default-rules</option></entry>
 682               <entry>Use GHCi's <link linkend="extended-default-rules">extended default rules</link> in a normal module</entry>
 683               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 684               <entry><option>-fno-extended-default-rules</option></entry>
 685             </row>
 686             <row>
 687               <entry><option>-foverloaded-strings</option></entry>
 688               <entry>Enable <link linkend="overloaded-strings">overloaded string literals</link>.
 689               </entry>
 690               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 691               <entry><option>-fno-overloaded-strings</option></entry>
 692             </row>
 693             <row>
 694               <entry><option>-fscoped-type-variables</option></entry>
 695               <entry>Enable <link linkend="scoped-type-variables">lexically-scoped type variables</link>.
 696               Implied by <option>-fglasgow-exts</option>.</entry>
 697               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 698               <entry><option>-fno-scoped-type-variables</option></entry>
 699             </row>
 700             <row>
 701               <entry><option>-fth</option></entry>
 702               <entry>Enable <link linkend="template-haskell">Template Haskell</link>.
 703                 No longer implied by <option>-fglasgow-exts</option>.</entry>
 704               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 705               <entry><option>-fno-th</option></entry>
 706             </row>
 707             <row>
 708               <entry><option>-ftype-families</option></entry>
 709               <entry>Enable <link linkend="type-families">type families</link>.</entry>
 710               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 711               <entry><option>-fno-type-families</option></entry>
 712             </row>
 713             <row>
 714               <entry><option>-fbang-patterns</option></entry>
 715               <entry>Enable <link linkend="bang-patterns">bang patterns</link>.</entry>
 716               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 717               <entry><option>-fno-bang-patterns</option></entry>
 718             </row>
 719           </tbody>
 720         </tgroup>
 721       </informaltable>
 722     </sect2>
 723
 724     <sect2>
 725       <title>Warnings</title>
 726
 727       <para><xref linkend="options-sanity"/></para>
 728
 729     <informaltable>
 730       <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 731         <thead>
 732           <row>
 733             <entry>Flag</entry>
 734             <entry>Description</entry>
 735             <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 736             <entry>Reverse</entry>
 737           </row>
 738         </thead>
 739         <tbody>
 740           <row>
 741             <entry><option>-W</option></entry>
 742             <entry>enable normal warnings</entry>
 743             <entry>dynamic</entry>
 744             <entry><option>-w</option></entry>
 745           </row>
 746           <row>
 747             <entry><option>-w</option></entry>
 748             <entry>disable all warnings</entry>
 749             <entry>dynamic</entry>
 750             <entry>-</entry>
 751           </row>
 752           <row>
 753             <entry><option>-Wall</option></entry>
 754             <entry>enable almost all warnings (details in <xref linkend="options-sanity"/>)</entry>
 755             <entry>dynamic</entry>
 756             <entry><option>-w</option></entry>
 757           </row>
 758           <row>
 759             <entry><option>-Werror</option></entry>
 760             <entry>make warnings fatal</entry>
 761             <entry>dynamic</entry>
 762             <entry></entry>
 763           </row>
 764
 765           <row>
 766             <entry><option>-fwarn-deprecations</option></entry>
 767             <entry>warn about uses of functions &amp; types that are deprecated</entry>
 768             <entry>dynamic</entry>
 769             <entry><option>-fno-warn-deprecations</option></entry>
 770           </row>
 771
 772           <row>
 773             <entry><option>-fwarn-duplicate-exports</option></entry>
 774             <entry>warn when an entity is exported multiple times</entry>
 775             <entry>dynamic</entry>
 776             <entry><option>-fno-warn-duplicate-exports</option></entry>
 777           </row>
 778
 779           <row>
 780             <entry><option>-fwarn-hi-shadowing</option></entry>
 781             <entry>warn when a <literal>.hi</literal> file in the
 782             current directory shadows a library</entry>
 783             <entry>dynamic</entry>
 784             <entry><option>-fno-warn-hi-shadowing</option></entry>
 785           </row>
 786
 787           <row>
 788             <entry><option>-fwarn-implicit-prelude</option></entry>
 789             <entry>warn when the Prelude is implicitly imported</entry>
 790             <entry>dynamic</entry>
 791             <entry><option>-fno-warn-implicit-prelude</option></entry>
 792           </row>
 793
 794           <row>
 795             <entry><option>-fwarn-incomplete-patterns</option></entry>
 796             <entry>warn when a pattern match could fail</entry>
 797             <entry>dynamic</entry>
 798             <entry><option>-fno-warn-incomplete-patterns</option></entry>
 799           </row>
 800
 801           <row>
 802             <entry><option>-fwarn-incomplete-record-updates</option></entry>
 803             <entry>warn when a record update could fail</entry>
 804             <entry>dynamic</entry>
 805             <entry><option>-fno-warn-incomplete-record-updates</option></entry>
 806           </row>
 807
 808           <row>
 809             <entry><option>-fwarn-missing-fields</option></entry>
 810             <entry>warn when fields of a record are uninitialised</entry>
 811             <entry>dynamic</entry>
 812             <entry><option>-fno-warn-missing-fields</option></entry>
 813           </row>
 814
 815           <row>
 816             <entry><option>-fwarn-missing-methods</option></entry>
 817             <entry>warn when class methods are undefined</entry>
 818             <entry>dynamic</entry>
 819             <entry><option>-fno-warn-missing-methods</option></entry>
 820           </row>
 821
 822           <row>
 823             <entry><option>-fwarn-missing-signatures</option></entry>
 824             <entry>warn about top-level functions without signatures</entry>
 825             <entry>dynamic</entry>
 826             <entry><option>-fno-warn-missing-signatures</option></entry>
 827           </row>
 828
 829           <row>
 830             <entry><option>-fwarn-name-shadowing</option></entry>
 831             <entry>warn when names are shadowed</entry>
 832             <entry>dynamic</entry>
 833             <entry><option>-fno-warn-name-shadowing</option></entry>
 834           </row>
 835
 836           <row>
 837             <entry><option>-fwarn-orphans</option></entry>
 838             <entry>warn when the module contains "orphan" instance declarations
 839             or rewrite rules</entry>
 840             <entry>dynamic</entry>
 841             <entry><option>-fno-warn-orphans</option></entry>
 842           </row>
 843
 844           <row>
 845             <entry><option>-fwarn-overlapping-patterns</option></entry>
 846             <entry>warn about overlapping patterns</entry>
 847             <entry>dynamic</entry>
 848             <entry><option>-fno-warn-overlapping-patterns</option></entry>
 849           </row>
 850
 851           <row>
 852             <entry><option>-fwarn-simple-patterns</option></entry>
 853             <entry>warn about lambda-patterns that can fail</entry>
 854             <entry>dynamic</entry>
 855             <entry><option>-fno-warn-simple-patterns</option></entry>
 856           </row>
 857
 858           <row>
 859             <entry><option>-fwarn-tabs</option></entry>
 860             <entry>warn if there are tabs in the source file</entry>
 861             <entry>dynamic</entry>
 862             <entry><option>-fno-warn-tabs</option></entry>
 863           </row>
 864
 865           <row>
 866             <entry><option>-fwarn-type-defaults</option></entry>
 867             <entry>warn when defaulting happens</entry>
 868             <entry>dynamic</entry>
 869             <entry><option>-fno-warn-type-defaults</option></entry>
 870           </row>
 871
 872           <row>
 873             <entry><option>-fwarn-monomorphism-restriction</option></entry>
 874             <entry>warn when the Monomorphism Restriction is applied</entry>
 875             <entry>dynamic</entry>
 876             <entry><option>-fno-warn-monomorphism-restriction</option></entry>
 877           </row>
 878
 879           <row>
 880             <entry><option>-fwarn-unused-binds</option></entry>
 881             <entry>warn about bindings that are unused</entry>
 882             <entry>dynamic</entry>
 883             <entry><option>-fno-warn-unused-binds</option></entry>
 884           </row>
 885
 886           <row>
 887             <entry><option>-fwarn-unused-imports</option></entry>
 888             <entry>warn about unnecessary imports</entry>
 889             <entry>dynamic</entry>
 890             <entry><option>-fno-warn-unused-imports</option></entry>
 891           </row>
 892
 893           <row>
 894             <entry><option>-fwarn-unused-matches</option></entry>
 895             <entry>warn about variables in patterns that aren't used</entry>
 896             <entry>dynamic</entry>
 897             <entry><option>-fno-warn-unused-matches</option></entry>
 898           </row>
 899
 900           </tbody>
 901         </tgroup>
 902       </informaltable>
 903
 904     </sect2>
 905     <sect2>
 906       <title>Optimisation levels</title>
 907
 908       <para><xref linkend="options-optimise"/></para>
 909
 910       <informaltable>
 911         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 912           <thead>
 913             <row>
 914               <entry>Flag</entry>
 915               <entry>Description</entry>
 916               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 917               <entry>Reverse</entry>
 918             </row>
 919           </thead>
 920           <tbody>
 921             <row>
 922               <entry><option>-O</option></entry>
 923               <entry>Enable default optimisation (level 1)</entry>
 924               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 925               <entry><option>-O0</option></entry>
 926             </row>
 927             <row>
 928               <entry><option>-O</option><replaceable>n</replaceable></entry>
 929               <entry>Set optimisation level <replaceable>n</replaceable></entry>
 930               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 931               <entry><option>-O0</option></entry>
 932             </row>
 933           </tbody>
 934         </tgroup>
 935       </informaltable>
 936
 937     </sect2>
 938     <sect2>
 939       <title>Individual optimisations</title>
 940
 941       <para><xref linkend="options-f"/></para>
 942
 943       <informaltable>
 944         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
 945           <thead>
 946             <row>
 947               <entry>Flag</entry>
 948               <entry>Description</entry>
 949               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
 950               <entry>Reverse</entry>
 951             </row>
 952           </thead>
 953           <tbody>
 954             <row>
 955               <entry><option>-fcase-merge</option></entry>
 956               <entry>Enable case-merging. Implied by <option>-O</option>.</entry>
 957               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 958               <entry><option>-fno-case-merge</option></entry>
 959             </row>
 960
 961             <row>
 962               <entry><option>-fdicts-strict</option></entry>
 963               <entry>Make dictionaries strict</entry>
 964               <entry>static</entry>
 965               <entry><option>-fno-dicts-strict</option></entry>
 966             </row>
 967
 968             <row>
 969               <entry><option>-fdo-eta-reduction</option></entry>
 970               <entry>Enable eta-reduction. Implied by <option>-O</option>.</entry>
 971               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 972               <entry><option>-fno-do-eta-reduction</option></entry>
 973             </row>
 974
 975             <row>
 976               <entry><option>-fdo-lambda-eta-expansion</option></entry>
 977               <entry>Enable lambda eta-reduction</entry>
 978               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 979               <entry><option>-fno-do-lambda-eta-expansion</option></entry>
 980             </row>
 981
 982             <row>
 983               <entry><option>-fexcess-precision</option></entry>
 984               <entry>Enable excess intermediate precision</entry>
 985               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 986               <entry><option>-fno-excess-precision</option></entry>
 987             </row>
 988
 989             <row>
 990               <entry><option>-fignore-asserts</option></entry>
 991               <entry>Ignore assertions in the source</entry>
 992               <entry>dynamic</entry>
 993               <entry><option>-fno-ignore-asserts</option></entry>
 994             </row>
 995
 996             <row>
 997               <entry><option>-fignore-interface-pragmas</option></entry>
 998               <entry>Ignore pragmas in interface files</entry>
 999               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1000               <entry><option>-fno-ignore-interface-pragmas</option></entry>
1001             </row>
1002
1003             <row>
1004               <entry><option>-fomit-interface-pragmas</option></entry>
1005               <entry>Don't generate interface pragmas</entry>
1006               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1007               <entry><option>-fno-omit-interface-pragmas</option></entry>
1008             </row>
1009
1010             <row>
1011               <entry><option>-fmax-worker-args</option></entry>
1012               <entry>If a worker has that many arguments, none will be
1013                 unpacked anymore (default: 10)</entry>
1014               <entry>static</entry>
1015               <entry>-</entry>
1016             </row>
1017
1018             <row>
1019               <entry><option>-fmax-simplifier-iterations</option></entry>
1020               <entry>Set the max iterations for the simplifier</entry>
1021               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1022               <entry>-</entry>
1023             </row>
1024
1025             <row>
1026               <entry><option>-fno-state-hack</option></entry>
1027               <entry>Turn off the "state hack" whereby any lambda with a real-world state token
1028               as argument is considered to be single-entry.  Hence OK to inline things inside it.</entry>
1029               <entry>static</entry>
1030               <entry>-</entry>
1031             </row>
1032
1033             <row>
1034               <entry><option>-fcse</option></entry>
1035               <entry>Turn on common sub-expression elimination. Implied by <option>-O</option>.</entry>
1036               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1037               <entry>-fno-cse</entry>
1038             </row>
1039
1040             <row>
1041               <entry><option>-ffull-laziness</option></entry>
1042               <entry>Turn on full laziness (floating bindings outwards). Implied by <option>-O</option>.</entry>
1043               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1044               <entry>-fno-full-laziness</entry>
1045             </row>
1046
1047             <row>
1048               <entry><option>-frewrite-rules</option></entry>
1049               <entry>Switch on all rewrite rules (including rules
1050               generated by automatic specialisation of overloaded functions).
1051               Implied by <option>-O</option>. </entry>
1052               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1053               <entry><option>-fno-rewrite-rules</option></entry>
1054             </row>
1055
1056             <row>
1057               <entry><option>-fstrictness</option></entry>
1058               <entry>Turn on strictness analysis. Implied by <option>-O</option>.</entry>
1059               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1060               <entry>-fno-strictness</entry>
1061             </row>
1062
1063             <row>
1064               <entry><option>-fspec-constr</option></entry>
1065               <entry>Turn on the SpecConstr transformation. Implied by <option>-O2</option>.</entry>
1066               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1067               <entry>-fno-spec-constr</entry>
1068             </row>
1069
1070             <row>
1071               <entry><option>-fliberate-case</option></entry>
1072               <entry>Turn on the liberate-case transformation. Implied by <option>-O2</option>.</entry>
1073               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1074               <entry>-fno-liberate-case</entry>
1075             </row>
1076
1077             <row>
1078               <entry><option>-fspec-threshold</option>=<replaceable>n</replaceable></entry>
1079               <entry>Set the size threshold for function specialisation to <replaceable>n</replaceable>, for both
1080                 the liberate-case and SpecConstr transformations (default: 200)</entry>
1081               <entry>static</entry>
1082               <entry><option>-</option></entry>
1083             </row>
1084
1085             <row>
1086               <entry><option>-funbox-strict-fields</option></entry>
1087               <entry>Flatten strict constructor fields</entry>
1088               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1089               <entry><option>-fno-unbox-strict-fields</option></entry>
1090             </row>
1091
1092             <row>
1093               <entry><option>-funfolding-creation-threshold</option></entry>
1094               <entry>Tweak unfolding settings</entry>
1095               <entry>static</entry>
1096               <entry><option>-fno-unfolding-creation-threshold</option></entry>
1097             </row>
1098
1099             <row>
1100               <entry><option>-funfolding-fun-discount</option></entry>
1101               <entry>Tweak unfolding settings</entry>
1102               <entry>static</entry>
1103               <entry><option>-fno-unfolding-fun-discount</option></entry>
1104             </row>
1105
1106             <row>
1107               <entry><option>-funfolding-keeness-factor</option></entry>
1108               <entry>Tweak unfolding settings</entry>
1109               <entry>static</entry>
1110               <entry><option>-fno-unfolding-keeness-factor</option></entry>
1111             </row>
1112
1113             <row>
1114               <entry><option>-funfolding-update-in-place</option></entry>
1115               <entry>Tweak unfolding settings</entry>
1116               <entry>static</entry>
1117               <entry><option>-fno-unfolding-update-in-place</option></entry>
1118             </row>
1119
1120             <row>
1121               <entry><option>-funfolding-use-threshold</option></entry>
1122               <entry>Tweak unfolding settings</entry>
1123               <entry>static</entry>
1124               <entry><option>-fno-unfolding-use-threshold</option></entry>
1125             </row>
1126
1127             <row>
1128               <entry><option>-fno-pre-inlining</option></entry>
1129               <entry>Turn off pre-inlining</entry>
1130               <entry>static</entry>
1131               <entry>-</entry>
1132             </row>
1133           </tbody>
1134         </tgroup>
1135       </informaltable>
1136     </sect2>
1137
1138     <sect2>
1139       <title>Profiling options</title>
1140
1141       <para><xref linkend="profiling"/></para>
1142
1143       <informaltable>
1144         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
1145           <thead>
1146             <row>
1147               <entry>Flag</entry>
1148               <entry>Description</entry>
1149               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
1150               <entry>Reverse</entry>
1151             </row>
1152           </thead>
1153           <tbody>
1154             <row>
1155               <entry><option>-auto</option></entry>
1156               <entry>Auto-add <literal>_scc_</literal>s to all
1157               exported functions</entry>
1158               <entry>static</entry>
1159               <entry><option>-no-auto</option></entry>
1160             </row>
1161             <row>
1162               <entry><option>-auto-all</option></entry>
1163               <entry>Auto-add <literal>_scc_</literal>s to all
1164               top-level functions</entry>
1165               <entry>static</entry>
1166               <entry><option>-no-auto-all</option></entry>
1167             </row>
1168             <row>
1169               <entry><option>-caf-all</option></entry>
1170               <entry>Auto-add <literal>_scc_</literal>s to all CAFs</entry>
1171               <entry>static</entry>
1172               <entry><option>-no-caf-all</option></entry>
1173             </row>
1174             <row>
1175               <entry><option>-prof</option></entry>
1176               <entry>Turn on profiling</entry>
1177               <entry>static</entry>
1178               <entry>-</entry>
1179             </row>
1180             <row>
1181               <entry><option>-ticky</option></entry>
1182               <entry>Turn on ticky-ticky profiling</entry>
1183               <entry>static</entry>
1184               <entry>-</entry>
1185             </row>
1186           </tbody>
1187         </tgroup>
1188       </informaltable>
1189     </sect2>
1190
1191     <sect2>
1192       <title>Haskell pre-processor options</title>
1193
1194       <para><xref linkend="pre-processor"/></para>
1195
1196       <informaltable>
1197         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
1198           <thead>
1199             <row>
1200               <entry>Flag</entry>
1201               <entry>Description</entry>
1202               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
1203               <entry>Reverse</entry>
1204             </row>
1205           </thead>
1206           <tbody>
1207             <row>
1208               <entry><option>-F</option></entry>
1209               <entry>
1210                   Enable the use of a pre-processor
1211                   (set with <option>-pgmF</option>)
1212               </entry>
1213               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1214               <entry>-</entry>
1215             </row>
1216           </tbody>
1217         </tgroup>
1218       </informaltable>
1219     </sect2>
1220
1221     <sect2>
1222       <title>C pre-processor options</title>
1223
1224       <para><xref linkend="c-pre-processor"/></para>
1225
1226       <informaltable>
1227         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
1228           <thead>
1229             <row>
1230               <entry>Flag</entry>
1231               <entry>Description</entry>
1232               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
1233               <entry>Reverse</entry>
1234             </row>
1235           </thead>
1236           <tbody>
1237             <row>
1238               <entry><option>-cpp</option></entry>
1239               <entry>Run the C pre-processor on Haskell source files</entry>
1240               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1241               <entry>-</entry>
1242             </row>
1243             <row>
1244               <entry><option>-D</option><replaceable>symbol</replaceable><optional>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></optional></entry>
1245               <entry>Define a symbol in the C pre-processor</entry>
1246               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1247               <entry><option>-U</option><replaceable>symbol</replaceable></entry>
1248             </row>
1249             <row>
1250               <entry><option>-U</option><replaceable>symbol</replaceable></entry>
1251               <entry>Undefine a symbol in the C pre-processor</entry>
1252               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1253               <entry>-</entry>
1254             </row>
1255             <row>
1256               <entry><option>-I</option><replaceable>dir</replaceable></entry>
1257               <entry>Add <replaceable>dir</replaceable> to the
1258               directory search list for <literal>#include</literal> files</entry>
1259               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1260               <entry>-</entry>
1261             </row>
1262           </tbody>
1263         </tgroup>
1264       </informaltable>
1265     </sect2>
1266
1267     <sect2>
1268       <title>C compiler options</title>
1269
1270       <para><xref linkend="options-C-compiler"/></para>
1271       <informaltable>
1272         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
1273           <thead>
1274             <row>
1275               <entry>Flag</entry>
1276               <entry>Description</entry>
1277               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
1278               <entry>Reverse</entry>
1279             </row>
1280           </thead>
1281           <tbody>
1282             <row>
1283               <entry><option>-#include</option> <replaceable>file</replaceable></entry>
1284               <entry>Include <replaceable>file</replaceable> when
1285               compiling the <filename>.hc</filename> file</entry>
1286               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1287               <entry>-</entry>
1288             </row>
1289           </tbody>
1290         </tgroup>
1291       </informaltable>
1292     </sect2>
1293
1294     <sect2>
1295       <title>Code generation options</title>
1296
1297       <para><xref linkend="options-codegen"/></para>
1298
1299       <informaltable>
1300         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
1301           <thead>
1302             <row>
1303               <entry>Flag</entry>
1304               <entry>Description</entry>
1305               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
1306               <entry>Reverse</entry>
1307             </row>
1308           </thead>
1309           <tbody>
1310             <row>
1311               <entry><option>-fasm</option></entry>
1312               <entry>Use the native code generator</entry>
1313               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1314               <entry>-fvia-C</entry>
1315             </row>
1316             <row>
1317               <entry><option>-fvia-C</option></entry>
1318               <entry>Compile via C</entry>
1319               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1320               <entry>-fasm</entry>
1321             </row>
1322             <row>
1323               <entry><option>-fno-code</option></entry>
1324               <entry>Omit code generation</entry>
1325               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1326               <entry>-</entry>
1327             </row>
1328             <row>
1329               <entry><option>-fbyte-code</option></entry>
1330               <entry>Generate byte-code</entry>
1331               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1332               <entry>-</entry>
1333             </row>
1334             <row>
1335               <entry><option>-fobject-code</option></entry>
1336               <entry>Generate object code</entry>
1337               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1338               <entry>-</entry>
1339             </row>
1340           </tbody>
1341         </tgroup>
1342       </informaltable>
1343     </sect2>
1344
1345     <sect2>
1346       <title>Linking options</title>
1347
1348       <para><xref linkend="options-linker"/></para>
1349
1350       <informaltable>
1351         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
1352           <thead>
1353             <row>
1354               <entry>Flag</entry>
1355               <entry>Description</entry>
1356               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
1357               <entry>Reverse</entry>
1358             </row>
1359           </thead>
1360           <tbody>
1361             <row>
1362               <entry><option>-fPIC</option></entry>
1363               <entry>Generate position-independent code (where available)</entry>
1364               <entry>static</entry>
1365               <entry>-</entry>
1366             </row>
1367             <row>
1368               <entry><option>-dynamic</option></entry>
1369               <entry>Use dynamic Haskell libraries (if available)</entry>
1370               <entry>static</entry>
1371               <entry>-</entry>
1372             </row>
1373             <row>
1374               <entry><option>-framework</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable></entry>
1375               <entry>On Darwin/MacOS X only, link in the framework <replaceable>name</replaceable>.
1376                 This option corresponds to the <option>-framework</option> option for Apple's Linker.</entry>
1377               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1378               <entry>-</entry>
1379             </row>
1380             <row>
1381               <entry><option>-framework-path</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable></entry>
1382               <entry>On Darwin/MacOS X only, add <replaceable>dir</replaceable> to the list of
1383                 directories searched for frameworks.
1384                 This option corresponds to the <option>-F</option> option for Apple's Linker.</entry>
1385               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1386               <entry>-</entry>
1387             </row>
1388             <row>
1389               <entry><option>-l</option><replaceable>lib</replaceable></entry>
1390               <entry>Link in library <replaceable>lib</replaceable></entry>
1391               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1392               <entry>-</entry>
1393             </row>
1394             <row>
1395               <entry><option>-L</option><replaceable>dir</replaceable></entry>
1396               <entry>Add <replaceable>dir</replaceable> to the list of
1397               directories searched for libraries</entry>
1398               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1399               <entry>-</entry>
1400             </row>
1401             <row>
1402               <entry><option>-main-is</option></entry>
1403               <entry>Set main module and function</entry>
1404               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1405               <entry>-</entry>
1406             </row>
1407             <row>
1408               <entry><option>--mk-dll</option></entry>
1409               <entry>DLL-creation mode (Windows only)</entry>
1410               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1411               <entry>-</entry>
1412             </row>
1413             <row>
1414               <entry><option>-no-hs-main</option></entry>
1415               <entry>Don't assume this program contains <literal>main</literal></entry>
1416               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1417               <entry>-</entry>
1418             </row>
1419             <row>
1420               <entry><option>-no-link</option></entry>
1421               <entry>Omit linking</entry>
1422               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1423               <entry>-</entry>
1424             </row>
1425             <row>
1426               <entry><option>-split-objs</option></entry>
1427               <entry>Split objects (for libraries)</entry>
1428               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1429               <entry>-</entry>
1430             </row>
1431             <row>
1432               <entry><option>-static</option></entry>
1433               <entry>Use static Haskell libraries</entry>
1434               <entry>static</entry>
1435               <entry>-</entry>
1436             </row>
1437             <row>
1438               <entry><option>-threaded</option></entry>
1439               <entry>Use the threaded runtime</entry>
1440               <entry>static</entry>
1441               <entry>-</entry>
1442             </row>
1443             <row>
1444               <entry><option>-debug</option></entry>
1445               <entry>Use the debugging runtime</entry>
1446               <entry>static</entry>
1447               <entry>-</entry>
1448             </row>
1449           </tbody>
1450         </tgroup>
1451       </informaltable>
1452     </sect2>
1453
1454     <sect2>
1455       <title>Replacing phases</title>
1456
1457       <para><xref linkend="replacing-phases"/></para>
1458
1459       <informaltable>
1460         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
1461           <thead>
1462             <row>
1463               <entry>Flag</entry>
1464               <entry>Description</entry>
1465               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
1466               <entry>Reverse</entry>
1467             </row>
1468           </thead>
1469           <tbody>
1470             <row>
1471               <entry><option>-pgmL</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></entry>
1472               <entry>Use <replaceable>cmd</replaceable> as the literate pre-processor</entry>
1473               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1474               <entry>-</entry>
1475             </row>
1476             <row>
1477               <entry><option>-pgmP</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></entry>
1478               <entry>Use <replaceable>cmd</replaceable> as the C
1479               pre-processor (with <option>-cpp</option> only)</entry>
1480               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1481               <entry>-</entry>
1482             </row>
1483             <row>
1484               <entry><option>-pgmc</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></entry>
1485               <entry>Use <replaceable>cmd</replaceable> as the C compiler</entry>
1486               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1487               <entry>-</entry>
1488             </row>
1489             <row>
1490               <entry><option>-pgmm</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></entry>
1491               <entry>Use <replaceable>cmd</replaceable> as the mangler</entry>
1492               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1493               <entry>-</entry>
1494             </row>
1495             <row>
1496               <entry><option>-pgms</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></entry>
1497               <entry>Use <replaceable>cmd</replaceable> as the splitter</entry>
1498               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1499               <entry>-</entry>
1500             </row>
1501             <row>
1502               <entry><option>-pgma</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></entry>
1503               <entry>Use <replaceable>cmd</replaceable> as the assembler</entry>
1504               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1505               <entry>-</entry>
1506             </row>
1507             <row>
1508               <entry><option>-pgml</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></entry>
1509               <entry>Use <replaceable>cmd</replaceable> as the linker</entry>
1510               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1511               <entry>-</entry>
1512             </row>
1513             <row>
1514               <entry><option>-pgmdll</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></entry>
1515               <entry>Use <replaceable>cmd</replaceable> as the DLL generator</entry>
1516               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1517               <entry>-</entry>
1518             </row>
1519             <row>
1520               <entry><option>-pgmF</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></entry>
1521               <entry>Use <replaceable>cmd</replaceable> as the pre-processor
1522               (with <option>-F</option> only)</entry>
1523               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1524               <entry>-</entry>
1525             </row>
1526           </tbody>
1527         </tgroup>
1528       </informaltable>
1529       <indexterm><primary><option>-pgmL</option></primary></indexterm>
1530       <indexterm><primary><option>-pgmP</option></primary></indexterm>
1531       <indexterm><primary><option>-pgmc</option></primary></indexterm>
1532       <indexterm><primary><option>-pgma</option></primary></indexterm>
1533       <indexterm><primary><option>-pgml</option></primary></indexterm>
1534       <indexterm><primary><option>-pgmdll</option></primary></indexterm>
1535       <indexterm><primary><option>-pgmF</option></primary></indexterm>
1536
1537     </sect2>
1538
1539     <sect2>
1540       <title>Forcing options to particular phases</title>
1541
1542       <para><xref linkend="forcing-options-through"/></para>
1543
1544       <informaltable>
1545         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
1546           <thead>
1547             <row>
1548               <entry>Flag</entry>
1549               <entry>Description</entry>
1550               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
1551               <entry>Reverse</entry>
1552             </row>
1553           </thead>
1554           <tbody>
1555             <row>
1556               <entry><option>-optL</option> <replaceable>option</replaceable></entry>
1557               <entry>pass <replaceable>option</replaceable> to the literate pre-processor</entry>
1558               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1559               <entry>-</entry>
1560             </row>
1561             <row>
1562               <entry><option>-optP</option> <replaceable>option</replaceable></entry>
1563               <entry>pass <replaceable>option</replaceable> to cpp (with
1564               <option>-cpp</option> only)</entry>
1565               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1566               <entry>-</entry>
1567             </row>
1568             <row>
1569               <entry><option>-optF</option> <replaceable>option</replaceable></entry>
1570               <entry>pass <replaceable>option</replaceable> to the
1571               custom pre-processor</entry>
1572               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1573               <entry>-</entry>
1574             </row>
1575             <row>
1576               <entry><option>-optc</option> <replaceable>option</replaceable></entry>
1577               <entry>pass <replaceable>option</replaceable> to the C compiler</entry>
1578               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1579               <entry>-</entry>
1580             </row>
1581             <row>
1582               <entry><option>-optm</option> <replaceable>option</replaceable></entry>
1583               <entry>pass <replaceable>option</replaceable> to the mangler</entry>
1584               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1585               <entry>-</entry>
1586             </row>
1587             <row>
1588               <entry><option>-opta</option> <replaceable>option</replaceable></entry>
1589               <entry>pass <replaceable>option</replaceable> to the assembler</entry>
1590               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1591               <entry>-</entry>
1592             </row>
1593             <row>
1594               <entry><option>-optl</option> <replaceable>option</replaceable></entry>
1595               <entry>pass <replaceable>option</replaceable> to the linker</entry>
1596               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1597               <entry>-</entry>
1598             </row>
1599             <row>
1600               <entry><option>-optdll</option> <replaceable>option</replaceable></entry>
1601               <entry>pass <replaceable>option</replaceable> to the DLL generator</entry>
1602               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1603               <entry>-</entry>
1604             </row>
1605             <row>
1606               <entry><option>-optdep</option> <replaceable>option</replaceable></entry>
1607               <entry>pass <replaceable>option</replaceable> to the dependency generator</entry>
1608               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1609               <entry>-</entry>
1610             </row>
1611           </tbody>
1612         </tgroup>
1613       </informaltable>
1614     </sect2>
1615
1616     <sect2>
1617       <title>Platform-specific options</title>
1618
1619       <para><xref linkend="options-platform"/></para>
1620
1621       <informaltable>
1622         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
1623           <thead>
1624             <row>
1625               <entry>Flag</entry>
1626               <entry>Description</entry>
1627               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
1628               <entry>Reverse</entry>
1629             </row>
1630           </thead>
1631           <tbody>
1632             <row>
1633               <entry><option>-monly-[432]-regs</option></entry>
1634               <entry>(x86 only) give some registers back to the C compiler</entry>
1635               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1636               <entry>-</entry>
1637             </row>
1638           </tbody>
1639         </tgroup>
1640       </informaltable>
1641     </sect2>
1642
1643
1644     <sect2>
1645       <title>External core file options</title>
1646
1647       <para><xref linkend="ext-core"/></para>
1648
1649       <informaltable>
1650         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
1651           <thead>
1652             <row>
1653               <entry>Flag</entry>
1654               <entry>Description</entry>
1655               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
1656               <entry>Reverse</entry>
1657             </row>
1658           </thead>
1659           <tbody>
1660             <row>
1661               <entry><option>-fext-core</option></entry>
1662               <entry>Generate <filename>.hcr</filename> external Core files</entry>
1663               <entry>static</entry>
1664               <entry>-</entry>
1665             </row>
1666           </tbody>
1667         </tgroup>
1668       </informaltable>
1669     </sect2>
1670
1671
1672     <sect2>
1673       <title>Compiler debugging options</title>
1674
1675       <para><xref linkend="options-debugging"/></para>
1676
1677       <informaltable>
1678         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
1679           <thead>
1680             <row>
1681               <entry>Flag</entry>
1682               <entry>Description</entry>
1683               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
1684               <entry>Reverse</entry>
1685             </row>
1686           </thead>
1687           <tbody>
1688             <row>
1689               <entry><option>-dcore-lint</option></entry>
1690               <entry>Turn on internal sanity checking</entry>
1691               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1692               <entry>-</entry>
1693             </row>
1694             <row>
1695               <entry><option>-ddump-asm</option></entry>
1696               <entry>Dump assembly</entry>
1697               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1698               <entry>-</entry>
1699             </row>
1700             <row>
1701               <entry><option>-ddump-bcos</option></entry>
1702               <entry>Dump interpreter byte code</entry>
1703               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1704               <entry>-</entry>
1705             </row>
1706             <row>
1707               <entry><option>-ddump-cmm</option></entry>
1708               <entry>Dump C-- output</entry>
1709               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1710               <entry>-</entry>
1711             </row>
1712             <row>
1713               <entry><option>-ddump-cpranal</option></entry>
1714               <entry>Dump output from CPR analysis</entry>
1715               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1716               <entry>-</entry>
1717             </row>
1718             <row>
1719               <entry><option>-ddump-cse</option></entry>
1720               <entry>Dump CSE output</entry>
1721               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1722               <entry>-</entry>
1723             </row>
1724             <row>
1725               <entry><option>-ddump-deriv</option></entry>
1726               <entry>Dump deriving output</entry>
1727               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1728               <entry>-</entry>
1729             </row>
1730             <row>
1731               <entry><option>-ddump-ds</option></entry>
1732               <entry>Dump desugarer output</entry>
1733               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1734               <entry>-</entry>
1735             </row>
1736             <row>
1737               <entry><option>-ddump-flatC</option></entry>
1738               <entry>Dump &ldquo;flat&rdquo; C</entry>
1739               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1740               <entry>-</entry>
1741             </row>
1742             <row>
1743               <entry><option>-ddump-foreign</option></entry>
1744               <entry>Dump <literal>foreign export</literal> stubs</entry>
1745               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1746               <entry>-</entry>
1747             </row>
1748             <row>
1749               <entry><option>-ddump-inlinings</option></entry>
1750               <entry>Dump inlining info</entry>
1751               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1752               <entry>-</entry>
1753             </row>
1754             <row>
1755               <entry><option>-ddump-occur-anal</option></entry>
1756               <entry>Dump occurrence analysis output</entry>
1757               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1758               <entry>-</entry>
1759             </row>
1760             <row>
1761               <entry><option>-ddump-opt-cmm</option></entry>
1762               <entry>Dump the results of C-- to C-- optimising passes</entry>
1763               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1764               <entry>-</entry>
1765             </row>
1766             <row>
1767               <entry><option>-ddump-parsed</option></entry>
1768               <entry>Dump parse tree</entry>
1769               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1770               <entry>-</entry>
1771             </row>
1772             <row>
1773               <entry><option>-ddump-prep</option></entry>
1774               <entry>Dump prepared core</entry>
1775               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1776               <entry>-</entry>
1777             </row>
1778             <row>
1779               <entry><option>-ddump-rn</option></entry>
1780               <entry>Dump renamer output</entry>
1781               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1782               <entry>-</entry>
1783             </row>
1784             <row>
1785               <entry><option>-ddump-rules</option></entry>
1786               <entry>Dump rules</entry>
1787               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1788               <entry>-</entry>
1789             </row>
1790             <row>
1791               <entry><option>-ddump-simpl</option></entry>
1792               <entry>Dump final simplifier output</entry>
1793               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1794               <entry>-</entry>
1795             </row>
1796             <row>
1797               <entry><option>-ddump-simpl-iterations</option></entry>
1798               <entry>Dump output from each simplifier iteration</entry>
1799               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1800               <entry>-</entry>
1801             </row>
1802             <row>
1803               <entry><option>-ddump-spec</option></entry>
1804               <entry>Dump specialiser output</entry>
1805               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1806               <entry>-</entry>
1807             </row>
1808             <row>
1809               <entry><option>-ddump-splices</option></entry>
1810               <entry>Dump TH splided expressions, and what they evaluate to</entry>
1811               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1812               <entry>-</entry>
1813             </row>
1814             <row>
1815               <entry><option>-ddump-stg</option></entry>
1816               <entry>Dump final STG</entry>
1817               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1818               <entry>-</entry>
1819             </row>
1820             <row>
1821               <entry><option>-ddump-stranal</option></entry>
1822               <entry>Dump strictness analyser output</entry>
1823               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1824               <entry>-</entry>
1825             </row>
1826             <row>
1827               <entry><option>-ddump-tc</option></entry>
1828               <entry>Dump typechecker output</entry>
1829               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1830               <entry>-</entry>
1831             </row>
1832             <row>
1833               <entry><option>-ddump-types</option></entry>
1834               <entry>Dump type signatures</entry>
1835               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1836               <entry>-</entry>
1837             </row>
1838             <row>
1839               <entry><option>-ddump-worker-wrapper</option></entry>
1840               <entry>Dump worker-wrapper output</entry>
1841               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1842               <entry>-</entry>
1843             </row>
1844             <row>
1845               <entry><option>-ddump-if-trace</option></entry>
1846               <entry>Trace interface files</entry>
1847               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1848               <entry>-</entry>
1849             </row>
1850             <row>
1851               <entry><option>-ddump-tc-trace</option></entry>
1852               <entry>Trace typechecker</entry>
1853               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1854               <entry>-</entry>
1855             </row>
1856             <row>
1857               <entry><option>-ddump-rn-trace</option></entry>
1858               <entry>Trace renamer</entry>
1859               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1860               <entry>-</entry>
1861             </row>
1862             <row>
1863               <entry><option>-ddump-rn-stats</option></entry>
1864               <entry>Renamer stats</entry>
1865               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1866               <entry>-</entry>
1867             </row>
1868             <row>
1869               <entry><option>-ddump-simpl-stats</option></entry>
1870               <entry>Dump simplifier stats</entry>
1871               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1872               <entry>-</entry>
1873             </row>
1874             <row>
1875               <entry><option>-dppr-debug</option></entry>
1876               <entry>Turn on debug printing (more verbose)</entry>
1877               <entry>static</entry>
1878               <entry>-</entry>
1879             </row>
1880             <row>
1881               <entry><option>-dppr-noprags</option></entry>
1882               <entry>Don't output pragma info in dumps</entry>
1883               <entry>static</entry>
1884               <entry>-</entry>
1885             </row>
1886             <row>
1887               <entry><option>-dppr-user-length</option></entry>
1888               <entry>Set the depth for printing expressions in error msgs</entry>
1889               <entry>static</entry>
1890               <entry>-</entry>
1891             </row>
1892             <row>
1893               <entry><option>-dsource-stats</option></entry>
1894               <entry>Dump haskell source stats</entry>
1895               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1896               <entry>-</entry>
1897             </row>
1898             <row>
1899               <entry><option>-dcmm-lint</option></entry>
1900               <entry>C-- pass sanity checking</entry>
1901               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1902               <entry>-</entry>
1903             </row>
1904             <row>
1905               <entry><option>-dstg-lint</option></entry>
1906               <entry>STG pass sanity checking</entry>
1907               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1908               <entry>-</entry>
1909             </row>
1910             <row>
1911               <entry><option>-dstg-stats</option></entry>
1912               <entry>Dump STG stats</entry>
1913               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1914               <entry>-</entry>
1915             </row>
1916             <row>
1917               <entry><option>-dverbose-core2core</option></entry>
1918               <entry>Show output from each core-to-core pass</entry>
1919               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1920               <entry>-</entry>
1921             </row>
1922             <row>
1923               <entry><option>-dverbose-stg2stg</option></entry>
1924               <entry>Show output from each STG-to-STG pass</entry>
1925               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1926               <entry>-</entry>
1927             </row>
1928             <row>
1929               <entry><option>-dshow-passes</option></entry>
1930               <entry>Print out each pass name as it happens</entry>
1931               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1932               <entry>-</entry>
1933             </row>
1934             <row>
1935               <entry><option>-dfaststring-stats</option></entry>
1936               <entry>Show statistics for fast string usage when finished</entry>
1937               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1938               <entry>-</entry>
1939             </row>
1940             <row>
1941               <entry><option>-unreg</option></entry>
1942               <entry>Enable unregisterised compilation</entry>
1943               <entry>static</entry>
1944               <entry>-</entry>
1945             </row>
1946           </tbody>
1947         </tgroup>
1948       </informaltable>
1949     </sect2>
1950
1951     <sect2>
1952       <title>Misc compiler options</title>
1953
1954       <informaltable>
1955         <tgroup cols="4" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
1956           <thead>
1957             <row>
1958               <entry>Flag</entry>
1959               <entry>Description</entry>
1960               <entry>Static/Dynamic</entry>
1961               <entry>Reverse</entry>
1962             </row>
1963           </thead>
1964           <tbody>
1965             <row>
1966               <entry><option>-fno-hi-version-check</option></entry>
1967               <entry>Don't complain about <literal>.hi</literal> file mismatches</entry>
1968               <entry>static</entry>
1969               <entry>-</entry>
1970             </row>
1971             <row>
1972               <entry><option>-dno-black-holing</option></entry>
1973               <entry>Turn off black holing (probably doesn't work)</entry>
1974               <entry>static</entry>
1975               <entry>-</entry>
1976             </row>
1977             <row>
1978               <entry><option>-fno-method-sharing</option></entry>
1979               <entry>Don't share specialisations of overloaded functions</entry>
1980               <entry>static</entry>
1981               <entry>-</entry>
1982             </row>
1983             <row>
1984               <entry><option>-fhistory-size</option></entry>
1985               <entry>Set simplification history size</entry>
1986               <entry>static</entry>
1987               <entry>-</entry>
1988             </row>
1989             <row>
1990               <entry><option>-funregisterised</option></entry>
1991               <entry>Unregisterised compilation (use <option>-unreg</option> instead)</entry>
1992               <entry>static</entry>
1993               <entry>-</entry>
1994             </row>
1995             <row>
1996               <entry><option>-fno-asm-mangling</option></entry>
1997               <entry>Turn off assembly mangling (use <option>-unreg</option> instead)</entry>
1998               <entry>dynamic</entry>
1999               <entry>-</entry>
2000             </row>
2001           </tbody>
2002         </tgroup>
2003       </informaltable>
2004     </sect2>
2005   </sect1>
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2007
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